Unit 1: Identity
Globalization is best defined as...
What is the interconnectedness of the globe.
True or False: Christopher Columbus discovered America!
What is false.
True or False: Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman are NOT supporters of capitalism.
What is FALSE.
Provide one positive and one negative of Labour Unions .
What is
Positive: fair wage, working conditions, protection, high labour standards.
Negative: decrease competition, lack of salary increase, does not consider inflation
What was the company called that was responisble for the deindustrialization of India?
What is The British East India Company.
Identify the 4 dimensions of Globalization
What is economic, social, political, and enviornmental.
What event highlights European Imperialism WITHIN Africa?
What is The Scramble for Africa.
Who is known as the founder of capitalism?
Who is Adam Smith.
What is the number ONE way to quality of life for women globally?
What is education.
Extra 100 points if you can provide a second way to increase quality of life
Where did Christopher Columbus land?
What is the Bahamas.
Give an example of hybridization
What is...
Seasame Street signs in different languages.
McDonalds catering to different ethnic cuisines.
Etc.
What is the middle passage.
Give an example of an agreement or organization that supports trade liberlization.
What is...
NAFTA
European Union
USMCA
World Bank / IMF
WTO
How can consumers promote ethical production of goods?
What is...
Boycotting
Dollar Spending
Purchasing fair trade
Which country has the most women in parlimentary positions?
What is Rwanda.
Identify the term that coincides with the following definition: "Pop culture becoming homogenized".
What is the universalization of pop culture, more specifically the Americanization of pop culture.
Give a specific historical example of a legacy of imperialism.
What is...
Loss of language/culture from Residential Schools
Apartheid in South Africa causing discrimination
Genocide in Rwanda due to instablity of government
What is the difference between prosperity and sustainability?
What is prosperity typically refers to the economic success of an individual or collective where as sustainability refers to people managing resources to meet current and future generations needs.
Why was the universal declaration of human rights put forward in 1948?
What is post World War 2 conflicts and war crimes.
About how many employees does Walmart have?
What is 2.1-2.2 million
How does Canada censor their broadcasting and telecommunications?
What is the CRTC.
Choose a term that fits the following definition: "an economic practice by which governments used their economies, predominantly trade, to augment state power at the expense of other countries."
What is mercantilsim.
The organization that lends money to reduce poverty and build infastructure in countries.
What is the World Bank.
What is a non-governmental organization that promotes social and political well-being.
Example: Salvation Army, The Red Cross, UNICEF, World Vision, Greenpeace,
A Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Who is Malala Yousafzai